fraulein

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried womanType of title, title of respect
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fräu′lein (froi′līn), noun (singular & plural)

Origin: G., dim. of frau woman. See Frau.

In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; — as a title, equivalent to Miss.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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